"Research Support Specialist"

Required Qualifications (as evidenced by an attached resume):

Bachelor's Degree (foreign equivalent or higher) in Chemistry, Biochemistry or closely related field. Experience in experimental wet laboratory research activities and laboratory math.

Preferred Qualifications:

Advanced degree (foreign equivalent or higher) in Chemistry, Biochemistry or closely related field. Experience with prokaryotic cell culture. Experience with protein analysis using UV-Visible spectroscopy and SDS-PAGE. Experience with chromatography, FPLC and HPLC. Experience with fluorescence microscopy.

Brief Description of Duties:

The applicant will work to support ongoing research in the laboratory of Dr. Mark Bowen in the Department of Physiology & Biophysics. Research in Bowen lab is investigating the molecular mechanism of cellular entry by Botox and working to reconstitute the molecular organization of neuronal communication. For more information visit: https://www.bowenlab.org/.

Within defined laboratory protocols, the applicant will operate scientific equipment (e.g. shaking incubator, centrifuge, spectrophotometer, & FPLC), prepare and characterize research samples, as well as collect data and report results.

The successful candidate will have excellent interpersonal skills, strong organizational and time-management skills and exceptional attention to detail. Essential for this role is the ability to work independently as well as part of a collaborative team.

Duties:

• Preparing and characterizing research samples; providing technical laboratory support.
• Collecting and analyzing data; preparing reports and presentations for review.
• Staying current in the field by reading literature and discussing experimental results with the PI.
• Other duties as assigned.

Special Notes:

The Research Foundation of SUNY is a private educational corporation. Employment is subject to the Research Foundation policies and procedures, sponsor guidelines and the availability of funding. FLSA Non-Exempt position, eligible for the overtime provisions of the FLSA.

For this position, we are unable to sponsor candidates for work visas.

Resume/CV and cover letter should be included with the online application.

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